Whiteville city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Whiteville city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
31.2%
2023
11.6%
Total change
-19.6 pp
% change
-62.8%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31.2% | — |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -2.9 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2020 | 22.6% | -5.7 pp (-20.1%) |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +1.7 pp (7.5%) |
| 2022 | 20.8% | -3.5 pp (-14.4%) |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -9.2 pp (-44.2%) |